The Teaching for a Patient Who Is Taking Tamsulosin (Flomax)

question 10

Multiple Choice

The teaching for a patient who is taking tamsulosin (Flomax) to reduce urinary obstruction due to benign prostatic hyperplasia will include which of these?

• A) Fluids need to be restricted while on this medication.
• B) Take the medication with breakfast to promote the maximum effects of the drug.
• C) Get up slowly from a sitting or lying position.
• D) Blood pressure must be monitored because the medication may cause hypertension.

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Definitions:

Haloalkane

A class of organic compounds where one or more hydrogen atoms in an alkane (saturated hydrocarbon) are replaced with halogen atoms (such as chlorine, bromine, or iodine).

R or S Description

A system for describing the configuration of chiral centers in molecules, indicating the spatial arrangement of atoms around the center.

CFC

Chlorofluorocarbon, a class of compounds used as refrigerants, solvents, and propellants in aerosols, contributing to ozone layer depletion when released into the atmosphere.

Asymmetric Carbon

A carbon atom attached to four different types or groups of atoms, making it a stereo center.